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Olympic Games – FIVB Heroes Lounge

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Yimei and Ted
Ted fills up at the buffet
Cristian drops by the lounge
Cristian, Ted & Nat pose for pics in the lounge
Olympic FIVB Heroes Cristian Savani & Natalie Cook
Saori Kimura swings by the lounge
Saori chats to the press
Regular media events were held for the press in the FIVB Lounge
A comfortable setting for media interviews
Neslihan checks out her poster
Manon Flier drops by the lounge
Ted gets a cuddle from Manon
GB Captain Lynne Beattie with some of her autograph cards
Lothar Mathaeus and girlfriend strike the Hero pose
Ted gets smooched by Sheilla
The Olympic FIVB Hero from Down Under - Australian Igor Yudin
Beach volleyball statues watch over a brass band
Georg shows Ted one of his autograph cards
Georg signs an XXXL FIVB T-Shirt
Greta and Marta chat to the press
Great and Marta do the FIVB Heroes pose
Sara and Laura get comfy on the sofa
Facundo with his father Argentinian volleyball legend Hugo Conte.
Ted loves Facundo...
Father Hugo and son Facundo Conte strike the FIVB Hero pose.
Five time Olympian Nat Cook is a true Hero!
Facundo chilling with himself!
Cicolari
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Sheilla shows off some signed autograph cards
Patriotic nails!
Yimei Wang is interviewed by the international press in the FIVB Lounge
Looking out onto the training courts from the FIVB Lounge
Where the Heroes get to train.
Blue skies over the training courts.
Reinder Nummerdor, Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera love their teds
Paolo Nicolai and teammate leave a message in the online guestbook
Paolo and team
Marta x 2!
Jonas seems happier than Marta...
Kerri is all smiles
Kerri and Misty are true Heroes
Happy Jonas, meet serious Jonas....
Pablo and ted pose for pictures
Pablo, Adrian and team member
Ted takes a seat on Adrian's shoulder
It wouldn't be an FIVB Lounge without some delicious food!
A 'shard' showing Zara Dampney in front of Horse Guards Parade
The Chinese girls Chen Xu and Zhang Xi and friend
Chen and Zhang chat to the press
Yeon Koung Kim and Ted smile for the cameras
Ted gets all the pretty girls
Jovanna Brakocevic and Ted get cosy in the lounge
Jovanna and Ted get even cosier!
Bartosz Kurek chats with a journalist
Zbigniew Bartman chills with Ted

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